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Dallas Stars get locked down upon in second period as they fall to St. Louis Blues

1. Chris Stewart, St. Louis — Four shots on goal and all-important first goal

2. Ryan Reaves, St. Louis — Lots of physical play and game-winning goal

3. Antoine Roussel, Stars — Tipped-in goal made it close in end.

First Period: In a deliberate period in which each team measured the other, the Blues ended up with the better scoring chances and a 1-0 lead. Eric Nystrom was whistled for a boarding call, and the Blue capitalized on the ensuing power play. Alex Pietrangelo took a shot on goal, and Chris Stewart was open on the back side to tap in the rebound at the 10:10 mark.

St. Louis 1, Stars 0

Second Period: The Blues’ lockdown went into full effect, and St. Louis sucked a lot of air out of the game. Dallas finished with six shots on goal, and St. Louis pushed its lead to 2-0 at the 7:52 mark. The Stars got hemmed into their own end and couldn’t make the long change to the bench. The Blues’ grinders took advantage as Chris Porter got a puck to the net, and Ryan Reaves beat a couple of Stars to the crease to chip in his second goal of the season. Dallas had a golden opportunity when Ray Whitney found Alex Goligoski open in front of the net on a power play. However, Goligoski couldn’t get a shot off.

St. Louis 2, Stars 0

Third period: The Stars battled back with another strong third period, but it wasn’t enough. Rookie Antoine Roussel earned his sixth goal of the season when he deflected in a Stephane Robidas shot past Brian Elliott at the 4:37 mark. The Blues then locked things down and kept the Stars to the perimeter. Dallas finished with a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal in the period, but couldn’t push across the tying goal.

St. Louis 2, Stars 1

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